Jimmy Smith records ‘Cool Blues’ in a New-York Club with Lou Donaldson, Art Blakey et al (1958)
Jimmy Smith‘s ‘Cool Blues’ is a live album recorded on April 7, 1958 at Small’s Paradise in New York City and released in 1978 By Blue Note.
Verve start the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook’ (1958)
‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook’ is a studio album recorded between March 13 & 19, 1958, with a studio orchestra conducted by Paul Weston and released in 1958 by Verve.
Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley records ‘Somethin’ Else’ with Miles Davis (1958)
Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley’s ‘Somethin’ Else’ is an album recorded on March 9, 1958 with Miles Davis and released the same year by Blue Note.
‘Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane’ record together with Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb (1958)
‘Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane‘ is a collaboration album recorded on March 7, 1958 with Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb and released in April 1963 By New Jazz.
Chess Records publish ‘Bo Diddley,’ an eponymous compilation album featuring ‘Hey! Bo Diddley,’ ‘I’m a Man’ and more (1958)
‘Bo Diddley‘ is an eponymous compilation album of his most famous songs recorded between March 2, 1955 and January 29, 1958 and released in 1958 by Chess Records
James Brown & The Famous Flames work on his first album ‘Please Please Please’ (1956)
James Brown‘s ‘Please Please Please’ is his debut studio album recorded between February 24, 1956 and September 18, 1958, with the Famous Flames and released in 1959 by King.
Nat King Cole begins the recording of ‘Cole Español,’ an album arranged by Nelson Riddle (1958)
Nat King Cole‘s ‘Cole Español’ is a studio album arranged by Nelson Riddle, recorded on February 17, 18, 20, June 11, 30, 1958 and released in August 1958 by Capitol.
Sonny Rollins records with Oscar Pettiford and Max Roach ‘Freedom Suite’ for Riverside (1958)
Sonny Rollins ‘Freedom Suite’ is an album recorded on February 11 & March 7, 1958 with Oscar Pettiford and Max Roach and released the same year by Riverside.
Contemporary publish Ornette Coleman’s debut album : ‘Something Else!!!!’ (1958)
Ornette Coleman‘s ‘Something Else!!!!’ is his debut album recorded on February 10 – March 24, 1958 with Don Cherry among others and released the same year by Contemporary.
John Coltrane records his fourth album : ‘Soultrane’ for Prestige (1958)
John Coltrane‘s ‘Soultrane’ is his fourth album recorded on February 7, 1958 and released the same year by Prestige Records
Duke Ellington records ‘Black, Brown and Beige’ with his orchestra and Mahalia Jackson (1958)
Duke Ellington‘s ‘Black, Brown and Beige’ is an album recorded on February 4–5 & 11-12, 1958 with his orchestra and Mahalia Jackson as guest.
Miles Davis records with John Coltrane, ‘Milestones’ an album for Columbia (1958)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Milestones’ is a studio album recorded with John Coltrane on February 4 and March 4, 1958 and released in April 1958 by Columbia.
Nat King Cole records ‘St. Louis Blues’ with Nelson Riddle as arranger and conductor (1963)
Nat King Cole‘s ‘St. Louis Blues’ is an album (OST to the film of the same name staring Cole) recorded on January 29–31, 1958 with Nelson Riddle as arranger and conductor and released in May, 1963 by Capitol.
Ahmad Jamal records his first live album : ‘At the Pershing: But Not for Me’ (1958)
Ahmad Jamal‘s ‘At the Pershing: But Not for Me’ is his first live album recorded on January 16, 1958 and released the same year by Argo.
Capitol publish Frank Sinatra’s album : ‘Come Fly with Me’ arranged and conducted by Billy May (1958)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Come Fly with Me’ is an album (and his first collaboration with arranger/conductor Billy May) released on January 6, 1958 by Capitol.
Dinah Washington records ‘Dinah Sings Bessie Smith,’ an album for Emarcy (1957)
Dinah Washington‘s ‘Dinah Sings Bessie Smith’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1957 and January 20, 1958.
Chet Baker records the album ‘Chet’ with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay (1958)
Chet Baker‘s ‘Chet’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1958 & January 19, 1959 with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay.
Wes Montgomery records his debut album : ‘Fingerpickin” for Pacific Jazz (1957)
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Fingerpickin” is his debut album recorded on December 30, 1957 and featuring seven tracks originally released as The Montgomery Brothers.
Tony Bennett records ‘In Person!’ an album with the Count Basie Orchestra (1958)
Tony Bennett‘s ‘In Person!’ is an album recorded on December 22 & 30, 1958 with the Count Basie Orchestra and released in 1959 by Columbia.
Frank Sinatra starts the recording of ‘Come Dance with Me!’ an album arranged and conducted by Billy May (1958)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Come Dance with Me!’ is an album arranged and conducted by Billy May, recorded between December 9 and 23, 1958 and released in 1959 By Capitol.